Animal studies have helped researchers elucidate the neuropharmacological basis for the munchies that occur in humans after smoking cannabis. Which neurotransmitter system is believed to play a major role?

a. The serotonin system
b. The opioid system
c. The adenosine system
d. The norepinephrine system
e. The dopamine system


Answer: B

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In his early work when he was his own experimental subject, the 29-year-old Wilhelm Wundt found that he could ____.?

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a. voyeuristic disorder c. pedophilicdisorder b. exhibitionistic disorder d. sexual sadomasochism disorder

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